The WINNING stock picks for 2026 | Brian Belski, Humilis

Brian Belski, founder of Humilis Investment Strategies, has spent three decades on Wall Street, leading strategy and research teams at BMO, Oppenheimer, Merrill Lynch and elsewhere. He joined Phil Rosen to discuss the outlook for 2026, what sectors and stocks he likes best, why small- and mid-cap names could rally, and more.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:27 - Secular bull market

4:09 - Bullish on AI

8:04 - Stock picking in ‘26

12:19 - Growth vs. value

14:01 - Public & Generated Assets

15:06 - Small, mid-cap stocks

19:03 - Financials 

20:59 - Portfolio weightings

22:06 - Tech stocks

24:51 - $LULU

27:02 - Utilities stocks

29:40 - $OKLO $COST

30:58 - Energy

31:46 - Macro outlook

33:25 - US-bias portfolio

38:52 - Brian’s work & Humilis 

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